Esiason told Toucher & Rich that he and Carton spoke on Saturday for a few minutes.

"It was a very somber call; I was more interested about his family," Esiason said. "You can imagine how that must be. If you guys have worked with anybody who has had problems in their life, you want the best for them; want to love them and their family, give them hope and support. But under the current circumstances there is only so much support I can give and a lot of it can't be public. All I can do is tell him I love him dearly, I'm pulling for him and privately I'll try to help him the best I can."

"He has been basically ridiculed and scorned, people are attacking him left and right," Esiason said. "That's the minefield that goes with being a shock jock in the morning. It's sad, but according to all accounts and I think it started last week, he's going to fight as hard as he can."